Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Peereddi I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

gwnightscream This 1991 comedy stars Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney. Whaley (Field of Dreams) plays Jim, a young man from Illinois who is not only a compulsive liar, but dreams of making it big. Soon, Jim is forced by his parents to get a job or he'll have to move out. He ends up working as an overnight store janitor and finds himself in a hell of a first night when he reunites with school crush, Josie (Connelly) who tries shoplifting and faces 2 inept, but dangerous criminals, Nestor (D. Mulroney) and Gil (K. Mulroney). This isn't a bad, amusing comedy with a decent cast & the late, John Candy (Planes, Trains & Automobiles), the late, Noble Willingham (The Last Boy Scout), William Forsythe (The Devil's Rejects) and Barry Corbin (Stir Crazy) also appear. I recommend this.

bsj-480 I first saw this film in 1993 when I was 13 years old, but recently saw it again for the first time in 20 years. I was actually removed from a Target store after putting on a pair of skates and skating around the store. No, it wasn't recently.The film itself is yet another awesome movie from John Hughes. The story flows well, and it's written well enough that you're not exactly sure what's going to happen.From the aspect of comedy, this film is hilarious, unless you lack a sense of humor. And if you don't have a sense of humor, Jennifer Connelly spends the majority of the movie in spandex and a very tight tanks top.

Mr-Fusion On the whole, "Career Opportunities" is disposable fluff; a half-assed John Hughes production from a guy whose heart clearly isn't in the work anymore. It's uncharacteristic of the man in that the characters are unrelatable, the hot-girl-falls-for-the-big-talking-loser storyline is contrived, and this thing just crawls ... and then ends abruptly. It's 80 minutes of jokes that just don't land, and it's no surprise that both Hughes and Jennifer Connelly have disowned the flick. But both leads put forth the effort. Frank Whaley strives with what he's got, and Connelly adds playful sexuality to her dialogue. Everyone in the supporting cast knows they're here for a paycheck, but the stars at least make a go of it. And John Candy shows up for a very pleasantly surprising cameo in the film's beginning. The problem there is that his scene finishes and we never see him again. Man, that guy is like a beam of sunshine in every movie he's in. He makes it look so easy.But let's not beat around the bush here. The real reason this movie made any money at the box office (and is still talked about today) is the 20 year-old Jennifer Connelly. This doe-eyed specimen is unbelievably sexy, and we can all be thankful to the Internet gods for the horse-riding .gifs floating around in cyberspace. Just like the frozen-in-time Target filming location, this movie is a celluloid preservation of her pre-anorexic youthful attractiveness. Her beauty is nothing short of sublime in an otherwise forgetful piece of early-'90s "meh". 4/10

Steve Pulaski Finally! We get a film, taking place mostly inside a store. One of my favorite settings in a film. This one takes place in "Target", which, believe it or not was around in 1991. I know some people might know that, but thats news to me.The film is about Jim Dodge (Frank Whaley) a typical slacker who applies for a well-paying job, but instead gets to work as the night clean-up boy in Target. On his first shift, his trainer leaves him in a locked store with all the lights off. He says he will come back to unlock the door at 7 AM. Jim, unwillingly, turns all the lights back on and finishes his duties early then plans to slack around till dawn.He meets Josie McClellan (Jennifer Connelly) a run away girl and typical "spoiled rich girl", who purposely stayed in the store after closing. They then get to know each other, and have some fun while being locked in the store. Till they discover a criminal duo (Dermot Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney) have broken into the store holding the teens hostages. But the tables have really turned.The dialogue in this movie, like most John Hughes Comedies, are funny memorable and quotable lines not used often in current films. Not to mention 80s and 90s morals rarely seen in movies that meet the needs of today's standards."Career Opportunities" was a very overlooked movie when released in theaters. It had minimal commercials, plus with known blockbuster competitors like "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Dances With Wolves" we can see why it did poorly. It's rarely spoken about, and only seen in the five dollar bin. Thats the last place it needs to be.Starring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, and, Kieran Mulroney. Directed by: Bryan Gordon.